Comments on: Computers in Business - updated features http://www.computersinbusiness.com/technology/computers-in-business-updated-features-for-september The home of IT @ The Sunday Business Post and Computers in Business magazine on the net Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:59:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Mark http://www.computersinbusiness.com/technology/computers-in-business-updated-features-for-september#comment-62 Mark Thu, 27 Sep 2007 08:18:35 +0000 http://www.computersinbusiness.com/technology/computers-in-business-updated-features-for-september#comment-62 Salubri, apologies for the delay in replying, between being on holidays and generally not making time for the blog postings have slipped. I suppose going into this I had hoped for it to develop a little life of its own with various journalists pitching in - and that is still the plan, I really just haven't been making the time for it. Initially I was debating the option of just putting up brochure-ware but the interactive nature of blogging was too appealing to ignore. I agree with you on both points and need to educate myself further as to what I can post. The idea of guest bloggers is a good one and one I am very open to, maybe that's the next step to open the floor to a number of contributors, many hands and all that... I will promise a revised effort. Thanks for the comments, you are being productive, and it's exactly the kind of advice and constructive criticism that I need to make this blog a success. Thanks, Mark. Salubri, apologies for the delay in replying, between being on holidays and generally not making time for the blog postings have slipped. I suppose going into this I had hoped for it to develop a little life of its own with various journalists pitching in - and that is still the plan, I really just haven’t been making the time for it. Initially I was debating the option of just putting up brochure-ware but the interactive nature of blogging was too appealing to ignore. I agree with you on both points and need to educate myself further as to what I can post. The idea of guest bloggers is a good one and one I am very open to, maybe that’s the next step to open the floor to a number of contributors, many hands and all that…
I will promise a revised effort. Thanks for the comments, you are being productive, and it’s exactly the kind of advice and constructive criticism that I need to make this blog a success.

Thanks,
Mark.

]]> By: Salubri http://www.computersinbusiness.com/technology/computers-in-business-updated-features-for-september#comment-61 Salubri Sun, 23 Sep 2007 01:06:20 +0000 http://www.computersinbusiness.com/technology/computers-in-business-updated-features-for-september#comment-61 Sorry - I meant to be more "productive" in my comment... I think you'd do very well to cover some of the "big news" items in Irish IT here on the blog right away (specifically stuff that affects business obviously)... As pointed out by Michele on another thread, the big weakness of the supplement is that it only comes out monthly so some news is stale... There's plenty of stuff early in each month that you could get up here right away without taking away from the supplement at all (maybe even draft in a couple of your writers to do short "coming in the supplement" teasers). Barring that - there are plenty of Irish Bloggers that you could tap up for little news pieces as "Guest Bloggers" (and raise your blog's profile in the process). Sorry - I meant to be more “productive” in my comment…
I think you’d do very well to cover some of the “big news” items in Irish IT here on the blog right away (specifically stuff that affects business obviously)… As pointed out by Michele on another thread, the big weakness of the supplement is that it only comes out monthly so some news is stale… There’s plenty of stuff early in each month that you could get up here right away without taking away from the supplement at all (maybe even draft in a couple of your writers to do short “coming in the supplement” teasers).

Barring that - there are plenty of Irish Bloggers that you could tap up for little news pieces as “Guest Bloggers” (and raise your blog’s profile in the process).

]]> By: Salubri http://www.computersinbusiness.com/technology/computers-in-business-updated-features-for-september#comment-60 Salubri Sun, 23 Sep 2007 00:55:10 +0000 http://www.computersinbusiness.com/technology/computers-in-business-updated-features-for-september#comment-60 Looks good but I have to say, while this blog has stepped right up to the mark from a look and feel point of view, the only content so far seems to be preview listings for the next issue of Computers in Business. Now - that's fine for a start but it's not going to really pull in the readers and if you don't pull in the readers on your blog you'll have to face two things: 1) Your blog isn't going to pull in new readers for Computers in Business either (because most of us reading probably this already read Computers in Business) 2) People are going to be just a little skeptical of articles about business blogging in Computers in Business if the Computers in Business blog doesn't get great readership or do anything for its own circulation... Content, content, content... Those are the three rules! *grin* I'm well aware that my own blog has a VERY small readership because I post so seldom but my blog isn't my business or my livelihood - it's just my hobby... If I were blogging "for the win" as it were - I'd be getting content up there constantly like Damien Mulley, 20Major and Michele who all demonstrate my point quite nicely. Looks good but I have to say, while this blog has stepped right up to the mark from a look and feel point of view, the only content so far seems to be preview listings for the next issue of Computers in Business. Now - that’s fine for a start but it’s not going to really pull in the readers and if you don’t pull in the readers on your blog you’ll have to face two things:
1) Your blog isn’t going to pull in new readers for Computers in Business either (because most of us reading probably this already read Computers in Business)
2) People are going to be just a little skeptical of articles about business blogging in Computers in Business if the Computers in Business blog doesn’t get great readership or do anything for its own circulation…

Content, content, content… Those are the three rules! *grin* I’m well aware that my own blog has a VERY small readership because I post so seldom but my blog isn’t my business or my livelihood - it’s just my hobby… If I were blogging “for the win” as it were - I’d be getting content up there constantly like Damien Mulley, 20Major and Michele who all demonstrate my point quite nicely.

]]> By: Paul Browne - Technology and People http://www.computersinbusiness.com/technology/computers-in-business-updated-features-for-september#comment-56 Paul Browne - Technology and People Thu, 16 Aug 2007 08:16:32 +0000 http://www.computersinbusiness.com/technology/computers-in-business-updated-features-for-september#comment-56 Likewise, would be happy to help if you need input on the Business Intelligence , Social Networking , Business Blogging side of things. Contact details are here: http://firstpartners.net/rp/component/option,com_contact/Itemid,3/contact_id,1/ Likewise, would be happy to help if you need input on the Business Intelligence , Social Networking , Business Blogging side of things.

Contact details are here:
http://firstpartners.net/rp/component/option,com_contact/Itemid,3/contact_id,1/

]]> By: Michele http://www.computersinbusiness.com/technology/computers-in-business-updated-features-for-september#comment-54 Michele Mon, 13 Aug 2007 14:15:02 +0000 http://www.computersinbusiness.com/technology/computers-in-business-updated-features-for-september#comment-54 There's a couple of interesting articles in that list. You might want to call me :) M There’s a couple of interesting articles in that list.

You might want to call me :)

M

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